Andy Murray: Murray is and was Britain’s knight in shining armour. He was part of the Fab Four (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic being the others) that held their own, winning almost all the Grand Slam titles over a period of two decades. But when the Scot beat all odds to end a long Grand Slam drought for Britain, fate gave a new twist to his career. After winning the Dubai Duty Free Men’s title in 2017, the former world No. 1’s career spiralled down due to multiple injuries, the major one being the hip injury and underwent a surgery in January 2018. A few months later, his comeback was short-lived and had to pull out of Wimbledon with a heavy heart. Murray took part in a few events without success and decided to undergo another surgery in 2019 to give himself another chance of playing the sport that he loved the most. In January last year, he underwent the knife and resurfaced his hip with metal in a painful procedure. On return, he tasted success in the Queen’s Club by winning the doubles, partnering Feliciano Lopez for his first title in two years. Later, Murray defeated Stanislas Wawrinka in the final to win the European Open. However, now the Briton may need another operation to remove bone growth associated with the surgery and is expected to return to action by March-end in Miami. “I have not had lots of clarity as to what the issue actually is, because it is difficult to tell,” he told the British media recently. “What I need to do just now is build up in these next couple of weeks to really test it. Hopefully, it responds fine. I should know by the end of next month whether I’m good to play with it.”
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